Cricket Mortality rate?

[MrScowt]

i would just like to know what the hell im doing wrong. this is ridiculous. i bought 50 large cricket yesterday at this time and now i pulled out 21 dead crickets....lately ive been at about a 30% mortality rate with them. im feeding fluckers original formula quencher and the grain stuff from them as well. i was only doing the quencher with calcium i while back and seamed to have better rate but still i dont think it was very good. yesterday the reason it was high i believe its bc i read on here that the flukers feed was crap so i just went outside and pulled some grass. but still.....

ANY TIPS?

 

[reptilover]

A good gutload fresh fruits and veggies! They will go.torwards that instead of eating each other which is Wats happening most likely..
With a good gutload my rates closer to 10%.
FLUKERS IS CRAP. Don't use any of it. The hydration stuff just keeps them away from the oranges and leafy greens that they can get moisture AND nutrients from

 

[MrScowt]

sooooo what kind of stuff you recommend?

 

[MrScowt]

currently in my fridge i have some peaches, a couple potatos, tomatoes, strawberries, green grapes, carrots, cucumbers, and i think plums, also cilantro but i doubt thats good haha.

 

[monstertankman]

https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/75-feeder-nutrition-gutloading.html

 

[Swayne8998]

sooooo what kind of stuff you recommend?

currently in my fridge i have some peaches, a couple potatos, tomatoes, strawberries, green grapes, carrots, cucumbers, and i think plums, also cilantro but i doubt thats good haha.

Do NOT feed tomatoes to any feeders. Tomato is toxic to chameleons and will prohibit calcium absorption (spinach will do this as well). Gutload crickets with collard greens, mustard greens, dandelion greens, romaine, sweet potatoes (regular potato lacks nutrition) a.k.a. yams, carrots, oranges, apples, peaches, plums, bananas, oats, and much more. See Sandrachameleon's blog on gutloading.

EDIT: Tomato plants, however, must be used when breeding hornworms. You just have to remove the plant about 48+ hours before feeding, and gutload with Hornworm Chow, to ensure that it has gotten out of its system.